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Holly is a Registered Associate Nutritionist with a Masters in Human Nutrition from the University of Sheffield. After graduating, Holly started her career at the British Nutrition Foundation as their Nutrition Intern. Following this, Holly joined Quorn Foods at their Health and Nutrition Communications Officer where she gained valuable insight into the food industry and was able to develop her skills in healthcare professional marketing. Now at Benecol, Holly is the Science Communications and Nutrition Manager responsible for all global scientific messaging and key partnerships that further strengthen the science of plant stanols and cholesterol-lowering functional foods.
In 2020, Holly set up the Health & Nutrition Book Club which gained significant interest amongst fellow healthcare professionals and led to Holly gaining a nomination for the Caroline Walker Trust’s Nutritionist of the Year 2020.

Bells is a third year BSc Nutrition & Health student at the University of Roehampton, London. She works as a freelance nutrition & marketing intern for nutrition and medical communications company, HRS Communications. Since September 2022, Bells has volunteered as the U.K. and Ireland Student Representative within the Student Section for The Nutrition Society.

Bells is currently working on her first research project as she was awarded the 2023 Nutrition Society Summer Studentship Grant. Her research title is: A preliminary examination of the gut microbiota, cognition, and emotion in vegans, vegetarians, and omnivores.

Bells is an avid writer and reader and enjoys researching a variety of topics including general health, happiness, and wellbeing, plant-based eating, gut health, mental health, sustainability, nutrition psychology, and public health